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Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Health Information and Quality Authority
Michael McNamara
1333. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if the recent report of the Health Information and Quality Authority which found that that the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic started on 22 November 2020 during the second lockdown, which lasted until 1 December 2020, undermines his confidence in the efficacy of lockdowns as a means of combatting Covid-19. [13958/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Michael McNamara
1713. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when cardiac patients will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15196/21]
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
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Hospital Staff
Michael McNamara
245. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if the additional intern jobs created in 2020 which allowed every graduating doctor the chance to stay and work in Ireland are being discontinued in respect of the 2021 cohort of interns as a result of which the vast majority of international graduating doctors will be forced to leave Ireland to work as doctors. [13827/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Michael McNamara
344. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if supports are available or will be provided for businesses (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12844/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Primary Medical Certificates
Michael McNamara
880. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate application by persons (details supplied) in County Clare; when an assessment on this application will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13037/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael McNamara
992. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if there is an explanation for the extraordinarily high incidence of Covid placentitis of which there were eleven cases reported worldwide up to November 2020 and four suspected cases in Ireland announced on 4 March 2021; and if he will provide any such explanation. [13514/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael McNamara
993. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if the four stillbirths in Ireland suspected to be linked to Covid placentitis were recorded as Covid-19 related deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13515/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Animal Diseases
Michael McNamara
1023. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise making equine herpes a notifiable disease in light of an outbreak of EHV-1 in Valencia, the most serious outbreak in Europe for decades and the imminent possibility of the virus arriving in the State with horses being transported from Spain; and if so, when. [13134/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Work Permits
Michael McNamara
19. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the monthly figures for employment permits provided in respect of persons from Brazil in the agri-food sector and overall for the period of March 2020 to January 2021; if he will provide monthly figures for the same period from March 2019 to January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11072/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Work Permits
Michael McNamara
39. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the monthly figures for employment permits provided for persons to work in various sectors by sector including the agri-food sector and by country of nationality of the permit holder for the period March 2020 to January 2021 and from March 2019 to January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11712/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Taxi Licences
Michael McNamara
135. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the inactive status of a taxi licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11511/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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World Heritage Sites
Michael McNamara
335. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Ireland has recently submitted a tentative list to UNESCO of world heritage sites; the progress in re-examining the tentative list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11438/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Domestic Violence
Michael McNamara
660. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who reported being victims of domestic violence in the period from June to December 2020; the corresponding figures for the same periods in 2018 and 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11074/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Domestic Violence
Michael McNamara
661. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who reported being victims of domestic violence in the period from October 2020 to January 2021; the corresponding figures for October 2019 to January 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11075/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Departmental Expenditure
Michael McNamara
733. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the costs associated with the new top table being used during NPHET briefings at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11069/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Hospital Services
Michael McNamara
734. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of new staff and the expansion of the medical assessment unit at Ennis hospital; the details of any expansion of services; if consideration will be given by his Department and the HSE for a further expansion of services provided at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11070/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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National Public Health Emergency Team
Michael McNamara
735. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the details of expenses claimed by members of NPHET since its first meeting was convened on 6 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11071/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Michael McNamara
884. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the amount that practice nurses are being paid per vaccination or per hour to administer Covid-19 vaccines; the amount general practitioners and other doctors are being paid per vaccination or per hour to administer Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11645/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Michael McNamara
885. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if it is planned to have Covid-19 vaccines administered by dentists, pharmacists or other medical professionals; if so, the amount it is planned to pay them per vaccination or per hour to administer Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11646/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Counselling Services
Michael McNamara
975. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when the area of counselling and psychotherapy will be fully regulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11986/21]